Hooked on Honky Tonks

I met her in a smoky bar and a country band was playing

We had a drink and a dance or two and then we got acquainted

She said that this was her first time

Out and the night life made her nervous

So I said if you'd like to make the rounds honey I'm at your service

Well I knew every bar and every honky tonkin' tavern

And I was mighty proud to see the good time she was having

Well I guess I fell in love that night she was pretty as a picture

The band was playing a goodnight song the first time that I kissed her

And I'd been hooked on honky tonks and smoky places

Not the kind of life that I preferred

Country bands and cheatin' songs and lonely smiling faces

I was hooked on honky tonks till I got hooked on her

Well I took her out a few more times till we went all the way together

She said she'd like to drink and dance and love with me forever

And I began to see I'd have a hard time winning her love

Cause she began to love the kind of life I'd had enough of

Well one thing led to another and pretty soon we were going steady

And I was wantin' to settle down but she just wasn't ready

That's when I realized she had that honky tonkin' fever

But I was deep in love by then and I just couldn't leave her

She got hooked on honky tonks and smoky places

Not the kind of life that I preferred

Country bands and cheatin' songs and lonely smiling faces

She got hooked on honky tonks and I got hooked on her

Now she's still hooked on honky tonks and smoky places

Not the kind of life that I preferred

Country bands and cheatin' songs and lonely smiling faces

She's still hooked on honky tonks and I'm still hooked on her